Caliciviruses, once thought to infect only swine, were considered eradicated from domestic herds in 1959. Later it was discovered that related caliciviruses could be found in profuse variety amongst the creatures of the sea. Remarkably, the host spectrum of caliciviruses, which once seemed so restricted, was found to be unusually diverse and capable of bridging wide phylogenehc distances. T h s vital characteristic appears now to be aiding these unusual and highly adaptive viruses in crossing not only species lines but also the land-sea interface, and they apparently are again becoming established as important disease agents of land animals. The geographical distnbution, host spectra, pathogenic potential, and possible public health significance of these vlruses, are the subject of this review.
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Smith, A., Skilling, D., Barlough, J., & Berry, E. (1986). Distribution in the North Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea, and Arctic Ocean of animal populations known to carry pathogenic caliciviruses. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 2, 73–80. https://doi.org/10.3354/dao002073
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